抽絲剝繭

to draw out; to pull out; to remove; to inhale smoke; to sprout; to whip; classifier for sheets of paper or wipes

Silk; thread; fine thread-like strips used in cooking; a tiny trace or small amount; a classifier for such traces or amounts.

To peel, skin, or shuck; to strip off; to flay; to remove an outer layer; also a hexagram name in the Book of Changes representing decay.

A cocoon spun by a silkworm or other insect larva; a callus or blister on the skin from friction.